The day after for Emmanuel Macron. The Head of State extends his visit to Mayotte, Friday December 20, to visit one of the many shanty towns of the archipelago devastated by the passage of Cyclone Chido six days earlier. “I decided to sleep here because I considered that given what the population is going through”leaving the same day could have “establish the idea that we come, we look, we leave”he explained Thursday evening. “It’s a mark of respect, of consideration”he assured. Follow our live stream.
• Emmanuel Macron in a remote area. The head of state plans to move away from Mamoudzou to visit one of the most isolated localities where relief, drinking water, electricity and food distribution take longer to arrive. He also said he would go to a slum on Friday morning, where tin housing was often pulverized by the cyclone.
• A tense exchange with victims. “Macron resign!”, “you’re talking nonsense”, “water, water, water”launched young people and mothers Thursday evening to the president. Unable to detail the measures taken throughout the day, Emmanuel Macron ended up blurting out: “I’m not the cyclone! I’m not responsible!”
A “special law” for Mayotte. “End” to the slums and “DELETE” ces habitats “unworthy” et “dangerous”this is one of the objectives of the “special law” promised by the president to “rebuild” Mayotte. It is about “break the rules”shorten deadlines and facilitate construction, like what was done to organize the Olympic Games and restore Notre-Dame de Paris in five years after the 2019 fire.
